Day 7 of 30 - A Week Down

One week gone, seven runs ran.  This week has been tougher than I thought it would be.  I'm a more tired than I thought I would be and my legs are sorer than I though they would be.  My Achilles that caused me grief while training for the marathon last year is acting up and I'm going to have to take it easy and watch this to make sure it doesn't become a problem.

I'm enjoying the running though and am happy that I've succeeded in run seven days consecutively.  Just another 23 more days to go...

Day 6 of 30 - The Difference Half A Day Makes

Another beautiful sunny day... long may it last.  I got out for a run today after work, a good day and a half since my last run and that half a day makes a big difference.  Yesterday with approx half a day between runs I was sore, sluggish and slow.  Today with a bigger gap between runs I felt fresh, free and almost fast.

I enjoyed today's run but think I'll have to slow them down over the next few days, not that they are fast to begin with, to save the legs a bit.

Day 5 of 30 - Early Start

Today was going to be a busy day.  The only time that I could get a run in was early in the morning.  I'm not a morning person so it was with difficulty that I dragged myself out of the bed, on a fresh morning, to run.

The run itself was nice, a bit slow, but with two runs close together I didn't mind the slow pace, my legs needed it.  It was lovely running along the river with the sun just up and the fog rising up off the water... A great start to the day.
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Day 4 of 30 - Worse But Better

Today was a first for me.  The first time I've run four days in a row.  My legs were definitely feeling it today.  My first two kilometres were in line with what I had run the past three days but the last three kilometres were a good deal slower.  At least my heart rate was in a better zone than the last three days so I can see good parts with the bad parts.

I realise that I'm probably going to be going slower for the next few runs until my legs adjust, if they do.  This running every day is a little harder than I first expected.  Tomorrow is block booked with things to do so the run will have to be done early or I risk not getting it done.  Despite feeling more tired than I have in a while I'm enjoying running again.

Day 3 of 30 - Steady

After my first day in work for over two and a half weeks I ran my 5km for the day.  It was a steady 5km with the fastest kilometre within 5 seconds of the slowest, nice.  My legs were a little heavy today, not used to three runs in a row.  Tomorrow I'm going for 4 in a row.  This could be the first time I've ran 4 days in a row.  I must check that out.

I'm currently looking for a race to finish off the year.  The only one I will do this year, but not sure which one yet.  Maybe a race in November might be nice...  I hope to have some level of fitness by then.
 

Day 2 of 30 - Panic Stations

When I got up this morning I got ready to go out for my 5km.  I wanted to get it over early today so that I could settle in and watch Liverpool v Arsenal.  I went to turn on my Garmin forerunner 305 and nothing, I was full sure I charged it last night.  I plugged it in and again nothing...  I fiddled around with it, removing connections restarting my computer and again nothing.  I was starting to get the feeling I would have to replace it, but hoping not to have to do this.  One last try, I Googled the problem.  Apparently the forerunner was locked, not sure how this happens, a quick press of mode, reset and power and the watch sprung back to life, happy days.

With a little power in the watch I left the house and ran the same 5km as yesterday on a lovely sunny Sunday morning.  Great feeling to be out in it.  2 days down 28 to go.

Day 1 of 30 - A Month To Change

I feel that I need to change.  I've been saying that for a few months now but have not really done anything about it.  This month I've decided that I need a challenge.  I've not run any races this year and have not signed up for any either and this lack of a target I know has affected my motivation.  I guess I've lost the habit of running.

They say it takes 21 days to make a habit so I'm going to use this month to make and then strengthen a habit.  I aim to run at least 5km a day, each day for the month.  A total of 30 runs and at least 150km.  It is a big challenge for me as the most runs I've ever done before in one calendar month has been 12.  Well challenges are supposed to be challenging.

I'm also going to cut out chocolate for the month, I eat too much of it and I really should be eating a piece of fruit when I get peckish.  I each practically no fruit at all.  Let's see if I can make two habits and break another.

This is my month to change.

July - A Month In Review

Just a quick up date on the month of July which was another good running month for me.  I managed to get in 10 runs totalling 56km.  Not a huge distance but it was good to get out those days.  The month of August was a wash out in terms of running, as I never once got out for a run.  I hope to rectify that in September.  With just 31 runs completed this year its been a slow year.  Still any run is better than no run.